Effects of high-latitude ionospheric electric field variability on global thermospheric Joule heating and mechanical energy transfer rate

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Matsuo, Tomoko ^a,b   Richmond, Arthur D ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 56449115071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012993     Document Type: Article

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